OpenAI is making big claims as it rolls out ChatGPT

What happened

OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Health to everyone in the US on Thursday, allowing more people to connect their medical records and health-tracking information to the chatbot.

Why it matters

” When asked for more information about how the performance of OpenAI’s models stacks up against human clinicians, OpenAI health lead Karan Singhal says that he would “temper” the claim that they are reasoning at better levels, but that “there have been individual studies that have been pointing in that direction,” like this one from Harvard and Stanford.

On Wednesday, a Florida pastor sued OpenAI over claims ChatGPT provided him with “extremely dangerous medical recommendations,” allegedly leading him to put off medical care for a pulmonary embolism. ” ChatGPT Health will run on the company’s latest models.

What to watch

With this update, OpenAI will now allow users to ask questions about their connected medical information in the main chat experience, rather than having them navigate to the dedicated ChatGPT Health tab. ” Users can also review and change the kinds of health data they connect to ChatGPT, including post-visit notes, notes from their care team, lab results, and medications.

Currently, users can connect their data from health providers, along with services like Apple Health, Weight Watchers, MyFitnessPal, and Function. ” It’s rolling out to all logged-in ChatGPT users aged 18 and older on the web and iOS across free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.